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AN eight-year-old girl was used as a "battering ram" by her own mum as she barged through crowds at a music festival before viciously attacking another woman who called her a "bad mother". Nicola McGrievy, 48, bit and scratched Diane Delderfield after she was confronted at the BBC Radio 2 festival in Hyde Park, central London, in September 2016. A judge today handed her a 20-week jail sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered her to pay £995 over the "sustained" ten-second attack. A Facebook post by Ms Delderfield showing cuts to her eyes and face was shared hundreds of times. Prosecutor Katie Bryan said she was "five or six rows" from the main stage when she was attacked. Miss Bryan told Westminster Magistrates Court: "Whilst waiting for a particular band, what the victim described was seeing the defendant pushing a small child through the crowd. "The small child was in fact upset. She said to the defendant she was a 'bad mother', believing the child was in distress." … [Read more...] about Single mum, 48, used daughter, eight, as ‘battering ram’ to barge through BBC Radio 2 festival crowds before biting woman who called her ‘bad mother’

A mum used her eight-year-old daughter as a 'battering ram' to barge through crowds at a BBC Radio 2 music festival and attacked a woman who confronted her. Nicola McGrievy, 48, bit and scratched Diane Delderfield after being called a "bad mother" at the festival in Hyde Park, central London. A Facebook post by Ms Delderfield showing cuts to her eyes and face was shared hundreds of times after the "horrific" attack in September 2016. McGrievy has now been handed a 20-week jail sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to pay £995. Prosecutor Katie Bryan said Ms Delderfield was "five or six rows" from the main stage, where American singer Gregory Porter had performed, when she was attacked. Miss Bryan told Westminster Magistrates' Court: "Whilst waiting for a particular band, what the victim described was seeing the defendant pushing a small child through the crowd. "The small child was in fact upset. She said to the defendant she was a 'bad mother', believing the child was … [Read more...] about Music festivalgoer attacked as mum uses girl, 8, as ‘battering ram’ in crowd

Police have issued safety advice in the build up to the Standon Calling festival this weekend (July 27 to July 29). Thousands of people are expected to attend the festival at Standon Lordship, which will feature headline performances from artists like Paloma Faith, George Ezra and Bryan Ferry. With the increased number of people heading to Standon, as well as a large number of vehicles that will be parking on the site, the police have issued advice on a wide range of issues to keep people safe. Superintendent Fiona Gaskell, who is overseeing the policing response to the event, said: “As in previous years, we have been working closely with festival organisers to ensure the weekend runs smoothly and everyone has a great time. Hertfordshire Constabulary safety advice for the Standon Calling festival Hertfordshire Constabulary offers the following tips and advice: For people using sat nav systems, the correct postcode to use to get you to the right entrance to the site is SG11 1EE. … [Read more...] about Police issue Standon Calling safety advice as thousands expected at festival

Gallery PUBLISHED: 11:03 03 July 2018 | UPDATED: 11:03 03 July 2018 Ben Jolley Festival fun at Maple Grove Pre-School in March. PHOTO: Clare Jerrom Archant Glastonbury may have been cancelled this year, but that didn’t stop pre-school children in March celebrating with a music festival of their own. Festival fun at Maple Grove Pre-School in March. PHOTO: Clare Jerrom Music, water sprinklers, mud, sunshine and bubbles had children at Maple Grove Pre-School partying in true Glastonbury style. “The day is all about free play, having fun and learning through creativity, physical activities, sensory play, exploring and growing personal and social skills, all key components of the national curriculum,” said Tina Bidwell, group manager of the pre-school. On arrival, children were handed their festival-style entry wrist bands. Maple Grove was decked out with bunting while a new stage was set up for the children to perform with toy instruments and dance to the music. … [Read more...] about Festival fun at March pre-school

This year Bold Street will be hosting a huge street party to celebrate Liverpool’s thriving independent scene with Liverpool BID Company. The much loved street is known for being the heart of the city’s independents with many indie restaurants, bars and retailers starting off there. Now, Liverpool BID can confirm the full list of venues taking part in this week’s Independents’ Week festival starts today, Monday, July 2 to Sunday, July 8. Well-established restaurants taking part in the event include Mowgli Street Food , who will be cooking up an array of sweet and savory delights throughout the day, while American Pizza Slice , giving visitors the opportunity to create their own doughy-delights, and Leaf , who will be serving summer-inspired drinks as well as having its own tea blending station. Retailers taking part include Liverpool favourite Matta’s International Foods , who will be giving out samples outside, live music performances by Dig Vinyl , … [Read more...] about Line up for Bold Street’s huge street party festival revealed